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A Procedure to Study the Effect of Prolonged Food Restriction on Heroin Seeking in Abstinent Rats
Published on: November 11, 2013
Treatment of heroin-dependent persons with antagonists: current status
Abstract:
Naltrexone is an important new pharmacologic adjunct to the treatment of heroin dependence. The development of naltrexone has been nurtured in the mature recognition that simple detoxification or simple opiate replacement therapy is not appropriate for every heroin addict. Our current data indicate that naltrexone is safe and effective. Its use may be limited to a minority of addicts, those who are highly motivated and opiate free, because patient compliance has been a major problem with which clinicians using naltrexone have had to contend. Patient compliance is a problem, because there are no immediate consequences to the patient for stopping his naltrexone regimen. Side effects from naltrexone have been minimal and have occurred in a minority of patients. They consist primarily of gastrointestinal symptoms, including nausea and occasionally abdominal pain.
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